Homeschooling Hailey

Education is an atmosphere, a dicipline, a life" - Charlotte Mason If you know me at all, you know that I'm a planner. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about Hailey's education. She just turned two in March so that means I've got about a year before she starts preschool. I never really thought about teaching her at home. I always just assumed she'd go to a preschool & then an elementary school & so on. The closer we get to all of this, the more research I do, and the more I start to lean towards homeschooling her. Nothing against schools at all. In fact, if we can afford the tuition, I'd really like her to attend our church's private school during her middle school and high school...

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Lately, At The Farmhouse

Lately, We... had a visit from my Dad & Stepmom. Bought baby chicks (is that redundant?). Bought a couch. Returned said couch. Bought a brand new couch (I think this ones gonna stick). Bought a chicken coop. Had a visit from my mom. Bought new drywall. Bought a new lawnmower (Daddy is very happy). Started a skincare & workout routine. Got sick. Cut fresh flowers. Hired an electrician. Fixed our oven. Fixed our grill. Grilled Chicken. Grilled Burgers. Started potty training (kill me now). Helped neighbor with fallen over hundred year old tree. Helped other neighbor haul dirt. Saw ducks in our pond. Caught our dog wrestling a raccoon. Put up twinkle lights on our patio. Shopped...

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Well Hello Again

Hello to my faithful followers... all 6 of you! A lot has happened since my last post... in 2016. Whoops! Sorry, I haven't posted in a while. I'll catch you up real quick... We moved into and out of our fifth wheel. We lived in it for a year and that was enough for me. During that time, we found our dream home - a farmhouse built in 1910 on just under four acres. The former owners did a bang up job of maintaining the thing... please sense my sarcasm! It's been quite a head scratcher with some of the design choices they made but we are slowly making it our own. Decorating has been the biggest challenge for me. We got rid of all our furniture with the exception of a bed, a dresser &...

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